# Mahinagar Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Mahinagar

Mahinagar is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 513 households**, the 35th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,034people (2011)
- 513households
- 64.3%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahinagar

Of every 100 households in Mahinagar in 2011, 40 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahinagar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**48%

Tap water ****16%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**74%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****40%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahinagar?

■ Mahinagar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**981

Working population ****50.4%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 56.4% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (39%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (12%) · **■** Marginal 330 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Burdwan - I

- Alampur2,278 people
- Kamnara2,196 people
- Baharpur2,160 people
- Palitpur2,089 people
- Parui1,998 people
- Ramchandrapur1,915 people
- Bhita1,861 people
- Bandul1,823 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahinagar?2,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahinagar in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahinagar?64.3% (Census 2011)